France Debates Compulsory National ID Cards
The French government is considering a plan for a compulsary ID card that could go into effect in 2007. Owning a national identity card ceased to be compulsory in 1955, but Minister of the Interior Dominique de Villepin wants to force the French to carry the cards again -- and this time, he wants to charge for them.
French may have to buy compulsory biometric ID cards, IDG News Service, April 12, 2005.
